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reverend al sharpton. rev. >> i think, among other things, the president, as he always had, expeckation. his wife spoke. what is he going to do behind that. bill clinton. he didn't listen to the chatter. he made an epic speech tonight. he did it because he was substantive. he laid out policy. he laid out exactly what he's going to do. he brought out bigger vision. he's been criticized on hope and change. he elevated hope and change, he didn't give it up. we are still going to deal with hope. we are still going to deal with change. we had a hard way to go. that's what hope and change is. he handed it back on a silver platter, laid out policies and reduced his opponents to people chattering somewhere in never, never land. i think barack obama won the election tonight. >> you heard al sharpton there. >> i was struck by the expressions of humility in the speech, the appeal to the center of the electorate, the center of entrepreneurship. the government isn't always the answer. i don't think the democrats could
reverend al sharpton. rev. >> i think, among other things, the president, as he always had, expeckation. his wife spoke. what is he going to do behind that. bill clinton. he didn't listen to the chatter. he made an epic speech tonight. he did it because he was substantive. he laid out policy. he laid out exactly what he's going to do. he brought out bigger vision. he's been criticized on hope and change. he elevated hope and change, he didn't give it up. we are still going to deal with...
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reverend al sharpton and many others pointed out the night that president obama was being -- as a inauguration, paul ryan and others were meeting, do you know about this? do you know what i'm referring to that there was a meeting which included high-ranking republicans who together joined forces and agreed that they would block anything. remember the waterloo statement? do you recall any of these things, chip. >> all i'm saying is barack obama has not built up a working relationship with republican leaders in the house. ronald reagan did that with tip o'neill. clinton did that with bob dole and newt gingrich. barack obama went for it will by himself over the first two years. he has had no interest in working with the house republicans. if you want to get stuff done, you've got to work with the opposition. if you get all the republicans votes, you can't get anything done. if you get all the democratic votes you can't get anything done. you have to work together. barack obama has not done that. >> michael, what is your response to chip's assertion that the president has not done anything to reac
reverend al sharpton and many others pointed out the night that president obama was being -- as a inauguration, paul ryan and others were meeting, do you know about this? do you know what i'm referring to that there was a meeting which included high-ranking republicans who together joined forces and agreed that they would block anything. remember the waterloo statement? do you recall any of these things, chip. >> all i'm saying is barack obama has not built up a working relationship with...
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i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national convention starts now. >>> there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's a united states of america. >> eight years after the keynote that launched his national career, four years after becoming the nation's first african-american nominee, tonight president barack obama accepts the nomination a second time. tonight the president makes his case for four more years. >> four more years. >> america needs four more years. >> tonight more from the first lady, vice president biden, caroline kennedy, the foo fighters? yes, the foo fighters. weather moved tonight indoors. but after a first night owned by michelle obama, after a second night owned by president clinton, expectations for the finale are sky high. msnbc's primetime coverage of the democratic national convention's final night begins right now. >>> thank you for joining us. i'm rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters in new york. i'm
i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national convention starts now. >>> there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's a united states of america. >> eight years after the keynote that launched his national career, four years after becoming the nation's first african-american nominee, tonight president barack obama accepts the nomination a second time. tonight the president makes his case for four more years....
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i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national committee starts now. >>> four years ago a major party nominated an african-american presidential candidate for the first time in american history. now nearly four years into his first term, with the war in iraq over and the war in afghanistan still on, with osama bin laden dead, auto industry rescued, economy out of the freefall it was in but nowhere near where it needs to be, tonight the democratic party makes its case for four more years for president barack obama. an address tonight from the first lady. keynote tonight from a young fast-rising star who even republicans say could be the first latino president. the democrats make their case for young voters, latinos, for women, middle class. it starts tonight. msnbc's prime time coverage of the democratic national committee begins right now. ♪ >> thank you for joining us. i'm rachel maddow. here with me are ed schultz,al sharpton, steve shmitt. lawrence o'donnell will be joining
i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national committee starts now. >>> four years ago a major party nominated an african-american presidential candidate for the first time in american history. now nearly four years into his first term, with the war in iraq over and the war in afghanistan still on, with osama bin laden dead, auto industry rescued, economy out of the freefall it was in but nowhere near where it needs to be, tonight the democratic party makes its...
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. >> let me bring in the reverend al sharpton. you spoke as a presidential candidate and in listening to this speech, obviously, everybody watching this speech will have positive feelings about michelle obama. her likability is not on the ballot. what did she accomplish with this speech? how good was it? >> i think that she really connected with the american people in a way you know she is not reading lines with her. she is telling her real human story. and i think that what was most effective is how she talked about how they relate to their daughters. because people don't put their kids up for a political auction. when she started talking about how they relate and how they're at the dinner table and answer the questions, that's what brings you beyond politics. i've known president obama and mrs. obama since he was in the senate. spent time with him. brought my daughters around. she has this unusual way to connection. and she really connected tonight. i give all due respect to romney. i don't think we should attack people's spouse
. >> let me bring in the reverend al sharpton. you spoke as a presidential candidate and in listening to this speech, obviously, everybody watching this speech will have positive feelings about michelle obama. her likability is not on the ballot. what did she accomplish with this speech? how good was it? >> i think that she really connected with the american people in a way you know she is not reading lines with her. she is telling her real human story. and i think that what was...
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i'm al sharpton. msnbc special coverage of the democratic national convention starts now. >>> the republicans kept their party's last president far away from their convention. but the democrats tonight put their last president in the primest of primetime. tonight night two of the democratic convention puts the famous clinton/obama drama to work for the democratic campaign. and the auto bailout. elizabeth warren, the nuns on the bus, planned parenthood, mitt romney's bain capital legacy, and not in a good way. an undocumented immigrant speaking for the first time in convention history. if last night was for the first lady and tomorrow is for the president, tonight is all about hardball politics. msnbc's primetime coverage of the democratic national convention night two begins right now. >>> thank you for joining us. i'm rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters in new york. i'm with ed shultz and reverend al sharpton and chris hayes as well as steve schmidt. our fence lawrence o'donnell will be joining
i'm al sharpton. msnbc special coverage of the democratic national convention starts now. >>> the republicans kept their party's last president far away from their convention. but the democrats tonight put their last president in the primest of primetime. tonight night two of the democratic convention puts the famous clinton/obama drama to work for the democratic campaign. and the auto bailout. elizabeth warren, the nuns on the bus, planned parenthood, mitt romney's bain capital...